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About Jennifer Ofenstein

Owner of sewhooked.com and fandominstitches.com. #quiltforgood advocate. Quilt designer, instructor, Talk to Me Tuesday founder & contributor, cat mom, and craft enabler.

TTMT #751 – Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween my friends!

♥ Jennifer O

Where did my retired patterns go? Read all about that here.

Posts on this blog may contain affiliate links to help cover the cost of my website. I thank you for your generous support. ♥

Free Pattern Friday – What We Do In The Shadows

Welcome back to Free Pattern Friday!

Big thanks to my Ko-Fi supporters for your support of this free content. ♥

This is week 3 of sharing new patterns inspired by the What We Do in the Shadows FX TV show!

Reminder: this is a mature-themed show and is not for kiddos!

Below you’ll find my final three What We Do In The Shadows inspired patterns to paper piece, as well as the optional finishing instructions I’m using for my own quilt. I do have several other ideas for this fandom and I hope to get back to it soon. As a reminder, these patterns are free for your personal and non-profit use.

Find these patterns and more by myself and other

wonderful designers over on Fandom in Stitches!

tested by @crazy_acres_quilter
tested by me

What We Do in the Shadows (title)
10″ x 20″ paper pieced
a free pattern for personal & non-profit use
© Jennifer Ofenstein
sewhooked.com

tested by Intan Putri (@wijdananddottir)

Laszlo Cravensworth’s Vampire Teeth
10″ paper pieced
a free pattern for personal & non-profit use
© Jennifer Ofenstein
sewhooked.com

tested by Intan Putri (@wijdananddottir)
tested by me

Nandor the Relentless’ Vampire Teeth
10″ paper pieced
a free pattern for personal & non-profit use
© Jennifer Ofenstein
sewhooked.com

Optional Finishing Instructions
49 1/2″ x 49 1/2″ pieced
a free pattern for personal & non-profit use
© Jennifer Ofenstein
sewhooked.com

Find more Free Pattern Friday Posts!

Need help with paper piecing? I’ve got you!

You’ll find more free quilt patterns in my Quilt Pattern Archive.

Looking for more fandom content? You’ll find it on Fandom in Stitches!

Thank you for stopping by. I’m really enjoying the opportunity to share free patterns again. If you make this or any of my other patterns, let me know: drop me an email or tag me on Instagram @sewhookedjen.

I hope to see you for my next Talk to Me Tuesday vlog! If you haven’t joined me for TTMT, be sure to stop by to say hello to yours truly and catch up on what I’ve been working on. Want to join the TTMT community? Find out how here!

♥ Jennifer O.

Posts on this blog may contain affiliate links to help cover the cost of my website. I thank you for your generous support. ♥

TTMT #750 – Emotional Support Plant

n which I share the one thing I managed to finish last week & a fun thank you gift!

♥ Jennifer O

Where did my retired patterns go? Read all about that here.

Posts on this blog may contain affiliate links to help cover the cost of my website. I thank you for your generous support. ♥

Free Pattern Friday – What We Do In The Shadows

Welcome back to Free Pattern Friday!

Big thanks to my Ko-Fi supporters for your support of this free content. ♥

This is week 2 of sharing new patterns inspired by the What We Do in the Shadows FX TV show!

Reminder: this is a mature-themed show and is not for kiddos!

Below you’ll find my next three What We Do In The Shadows inspired patterns to paper piece, free for your personal and non-profit use. Come back next week for week 3, including the three final patterns plus optional quilt-finishing instructions.

Find these patterns and more by myself and other

wonderful designers over on Fandom in Stitches!

tested by crazy_acres_quilter on IG

You’re Dead
5″x 15″ paper pieced
a free pattern for personal & non-profit use
© Jennifer Ofenstein
sewhooked.com

tested by beccazen7

BAT!
5″ x 15″ paper pieced
a free pattern for personal & non-profit use
© Jennifer Ofenstein
sewhooked.com

Vampire Coffin
5″ x 15″ paper pieced (one coffin, make 3 for a 15″ block)
a free pattern for personal & non-profit use
© Jennifer Ofenstein
sewhooked.com

Find more Free Pattern Friday Posts!

Need help with paper piecing? I’ve got you!

You’ll find more free quilt patterns in my Quilt Pattern Archive.

Looking for more fandom content? You’ll find it on Fandom in Stitches!

Thank you for stopping by. I’m really enjoying the opportunity to share free patterns again. If you make this or any of my other patterns, let me know: drop me an email or tag me on Instagram @sewhookedjen.

I hope to see you for my next Talk to Me Tuesday vlog! If you haven’t joined me for TTMT, be sure to stop by to say hello to yours truly and catch up on what I’ve been working on. Want to join the TTMT community? Find out how here!

♥ Jennifer O.

Posts on this blog may contain affiliate links to help cover the cost of my website. I thank you for your generous support. ♥

TTMT #749 – Projects & Purchases

Happy day after your birthday to my BFF, Jewells! ♥

This week, I talk about progress on my What We Do In the Shadows quilt, a couple of purchases, and an upcoming project!

♥ Jennifer O

Where did my retired patterns go? Read all about that here.

Posts on this blog may contain affiliate links to help cover the cost of my website. I thank you for your generous support. ♥

Free Pattern Friday – What We Do In The Shadows

Welcome back to Free Pattern Friday!

Big thanks to my Ko-Fi supporters for your support of this free content. ♥

In my last Talk to Me Tuesday video, I shared that I have designed new patterns inspired by the What We Do in the Shadows FX TV show. Movie-inspired patterns are in progress.

What could be more Halloween than a vampire-themed “reality” show?! (Please note that this is a mature-themed show and is not for kiddos!)

Below you’ll find my first three What We Do In The Shadows inspired patterns to paper piece, free for your personal and non-profit use. I plan to share three new patterns each Friday this month, with optional quilt finishing instructions before Halloween!

Find these patterns and more by myself and other

wonderful designers over on Fandom in Stitches!

Nadja of Antipaxos’ Vampire Teeth
10″ paper pieced
a free pattern for personal & non-profit use
© Jennifer Ofenstein
sewhooked.com

tested by @beccazen7 on IG
tested by Roxanne Ludwig @roxludwig

Guillermo de la Cruz’s Plastic Vampire Teeth
(inspired by the promo poster)
10″ paper pieced
a free pattern for personal & non-profit use
© Jennifer Ofenstein
sewhooked.com

tested by @crazy_acres_quilter on IG

Colin Robinson’s Glasses
5″ x 10″ paper pieced
a free pattern for personal & non-profit use
© Jennifer Ofenstein
sewhooked.com

Find more Free Pattern Friday Posts!

Need help with paper piecing? I’ve got you!

You’ll find more free quilt patterns in my Quilt Pattern Archive.

Looking for more fandom content? You’ll find it on Fandom in Stitches!

Thank you for stopping by. I’m really enjoying the opportunity to share free patterns again. If you make this or any of my other patterns, let me know: drop me an email or tag me on Instagram @sewhookedjen.

I hope to see you for my next Talk to Me Tuesday vlog! If you haven’t joined me for TTMT, be sure to stop by to say hello to yours truly and catch up on what I’ve been working on. Want to join the TTMT community? Find out how here!

♥ Jennifer O.

Posts on this blog may contain affiliate links to help cover the cost of my website. I thank you for your generous support. ♥

Easy DIY Halloween Cauldron

This is a super simple DIY Halloween Cauldron we made in 2021. This is one of my all-time favorite Halloween decorations! I made a very short video to show how it’s done. Enjoy!

  • Large Plastic Cauldron bought years ago, I think at Party City
  • Color Change Halloween Lights (affiliate link)
  • Lighted Mister with auto shut off (affiliate link)
  • Cake cover/bowl from Dollar Tree, holes closed with hot glue, and painted black. This one took some trial and error until I found something that fit correctly. You want whatever you use to hang just inside the cauldron so the mister is up high.

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♥ Jennifer O

Posts on this blog may contain affiliate links to help cover the cost of my website. I thank you for your generous support. ♥

TTMT #748 – Designing Again

Happy Tuesday! This week I share some What We Do In the Shadow Quilt blocks designed by yours truly (coming soon to fandominstitches.com), a thrifted top with an easy-peasy alteration, and a birthday card for my niece.

♥ Jennifer O

Where did my retired patterns go? Read all about that here.

Posts on this blog may contain affiliate links to help cover the cost of my website. I thank you for your generous support. ♥

TTMT #747 -This One’s For Abbie

In which I share all three of Abbie’s finished Raggedies! It was such a joy working on them. Abbie made it easy by having so much done already. The two small ones were more of a UFO project than a rescue, but still very fun! The lanky girl was my favorite to work on, a true restoration, and extra special to know I was working on Abbie’s own doll!

♥ Jennifer O

Where did my retired patterns go? Read all about that here.

Posts on this blog may contain affiliate links to help cover the cost of my website. I thank you for your generous support. ♥

TTMT #746 – Halloween Crafts & New Raggedies to Work on!

In which I share a new Halloween quilt top, the (almost!) finished pumpkin candle holders from BFF Retreat, a new-to-me thrifted blouse, and Abbie’s beautiful Raggedy kiddos in need of both finish & restoration!

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Where did my retired patterns go? Read all about that here.

Posts on this blog may contain affiliate links to help cover the cost of my website. I thank you for your generous support. ♥